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J. 1?. BEAVENS.

GARD GAME.

APELIUATIOH FILED JAN. 14,1913.

Patented Nov. 11, 1913.

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APPLICATION FILED JAN.14,1913.

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CARD GAME.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 11, 1913.

Application filed January 14, 1913. Serial No. 742,006.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that T, JOHN P. BEAVENS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Burlington Junction, in the county of Nodaway and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Card Games, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in games and more particularly to card games and my object is to provide an'apparatus for playing the game of croquet by means of cards.

A still further object of the invention resides in providing a pack of cards comprising seven suits, each suit consisting of fifteen cards and a still further object resides in providing a tally-board or the like designed to indicate acroquet field.

A further object of the invention is to provide a game which is interesting and amusing ahd one the rules of which are sufli ciently simple to enable both young and old to play.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this application, Figures 1 to 7 inclusive are plan views of cards taken respectively from the seven different suits of the Fig. 8 is a similar view of the tally-board used in playing the game; and Fig. 9 is a perspective view of one of the pegs used in connection with the tallyboard for indicating the score.

In describing the game,I shall refer to the drawing in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views and in which- 1 indicates the cards used for playing the game, there being one-hundred and live (105) in all.

The deck of cards comprises seven (7 different suits, as indicated in Figs. 1 to 7 inclusive and each suit consists of fifteen (15) cards. Each card has certain designations thereon which. indicate plays in the game of croquet. For instance, the suit designated by the card in Fig. 1 has a double arch or pair of wickets printed or otherwise indicated thereon and printed 011 this card in connectionwith the arches or wickets, are the words Double arch. The card in Fig. 2 designating thesecond suit, has a single arch or wicket indicated thereon and contains the words One arch. The third suit indicated by the card in Fig. 3 contains a.

and the word Position is printed thereon.

Each card of the fifth suit as indicated in Fig. .5 has two contacting croquet balls printed thereon together with the word Roquet. In the sixth suit, the cards each have a postor stake indicated thereon, to gether with the word Stake, and the seventh and last suit, as indicated in Fig. 7, merely has the words titake ro-quet" printed thereon. tally-board 2 is also provided which may be of any desired size and the one face of the same is designed to indicate a croquet field, the same having the various arches, stakes and basket indicated in proper position thereon. The board 2, which may bemade of any preferred. material, is pro vided with a plurality of openings 3 which are arranged in series, there being a series of openings on both sides of each arch and basket indicated on the one face of the board. A series of openings is also provided forward of each indication of a stake on the board. Any number of persons from two to eight may play this game, each series containing eight openings and eight pegs or pins 4, are also provided to be used in connection with these openings. Of course, in playing the game, as many pins or pegs are used as there are persons playing the game.

In playing this game, in which, as stated above, any number of persons from two to eight may play, the cards are first shulfled well and five cards are dealt to each player, one at a time. The deck of cards is then placed in the center of the table. It will, of course, be understood that the tally-board 2 is positioned on the table, nearby the players and each player is provided with a peg or pin. It will also be understood that the general rules covering the playing of croquet, as it is usually played out of doors, hold true in this game. The first player to the left of the dealer starts the game by playing a double arch card or a one arch card, preferably the former, and if he has not either in his hand, he must play some other cardand, under the latter conditions, of course, no score will be indicated. If the player plays a double arch card, he places the peg, which each player has at his disposal, in one of the openings forward of the double arch indicated on the tallyboard and if he plays a one arch card, the peg is disposed in one of the openings forward of the first arch from the starting point on the tally-board. As soon as he has played his card, and indicated the play on the tally-hoard, he removes a card from the deck in the center of the table so that after each play, five cards remain in his hand. The first player continues to play his cards in such a manner as to complete the course through the arches and when no play can be made which will advance him toward the goal, any card from his hand may be played which will, of course, not count in scoring. At a time when no card can be played which will advance the player, so far as the arches on the tallyboard are concerned, the position card, if held, should be played, which, to those understanding the game of croquet, means that the hall is in position immediately in front of an arch or wicket.

Then the first player has played his cards until no further play can be made by him, the second player starts as would be natural in the regular course of play in out-door croquet. Should, as just mentioned, the first player have ended his play by playing the position card and the second player had reached the point of position, it would be advantageous for the latter to play the roquet card which, as is true in the ordinary game of croquet, will dispose the first player out of position and places the second player in position, at the same time giving another play. It will, of course, be understood, as is true in the ordinary game of croquet, that one player may not play more than one roquet card on another player prior to making an arch or rather playing an arch card. Each player plays in succession in a like manner, moving his talley peg forwardly or rearwardly, as the case may be, until the com plete course has been made, as would be true with the actual balls in the out-door game of croquet.

As will be seen from the foregoing, each player plays the card in his hand which will indicate an advance in the course of play, a card being drawn from the pack each time one card is played from the hand and when all cards have been drawn from the pack on the table, and no player is out, in other words, completed his course, the cards which have already been played, are again shuffled and placed in the center of the table, face downwardly to be drawn as in the first instance.

The suit of cards containing the words stake roquet is not used except when playing partners. In playing partners, as in the out-door game of croquet, when one player has completed the course, or, as is often stated, has made all of the arches,

he is called a rover and may roquet another player as often as he chooses. In order to accomplish this, in this card game, however, it will be necessary to play the roquet card. If the opposite partner plays a stake roquet card,and calls the rovers name, the latter is out of the game, but said opposite partner does not win the game unless his own partner completes the course and plays the stake card prior to the rovers partner.

From the foregoing description, the manner of playing the game will be thoroughly understood and it will be seen that I have provided a game which is simple, one which may be played by both young and old, and one which is both interesting and amusing.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. A deck of cards for use in playing a card game of croquet, including a plurality of suits and a plurality of like cards in each suit, sundry of said suits comprising cards which display thereon pictorial representations of a portion of a croquet field and are adapted to indicate, when played, the relative position of the players counter on said field.

2. A deck of cards designed for use in playing a card game of croquet, including a plurality of suits, each suit containing a plurality of like cards, and the cards in sundry of said suits displaying thereon pictorial representations of a portion of a croquet field, and the cards of other suits displaying thereon a particular position of a croquet ball on said field, all of the cards being adapted to indicate, when played, the position of the players counter on said field.

3. A deck of cards for use in playing a card game of croquet, including a plurality of suits of cards, the suits containing a plurality of like cards, the cards of sundry of said suits displaying thereon pictorial representations of a portion of a croquet field, the cards of another suit displaying thereon the pictorial representation of a balls position on said field and the cards of another suit displaying thereon means for indicating that the player of said cards has the privileges of stake roquet at the time such card is played.

4. A deck of cards for use in playing a card game of croquet, including a plurality of suits, each suit comprising a plurality of like cards, the cards of one of said suits displaying thereon the pictorial. representation of two wickets, the cards of another set having the representation of a single wicket, the cards of another set having the representation of a cross wicket, the cards ofanother set displaying the pictorial representation of a wicket and a ball in position thereat, the cards of another set displaying the representation of two cro- In testimony whereof I hereunto affix quet balls in contact, the cards of another my signature in the presence of two Witset displaying the representation of a stake, nesses;

and the cards of the remaining set display- JOHN P. BEAVENS. 5 ing the means which will indicate that the Witnesses:

player of such cards has the privileges of J. l). CARTER,

stake roquet. G. I. HAHN.

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